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and pears showed a bloom of not more than 50. Tent caterpillars 

 are unusually prevalent, with the usual infestation of brown-tail, 

 gypsy and San Jose scale. Some spraying is done for San Jose 

 scale, codling moth and the other fruit pests. Prospects for small- 

 fruit crop are 100 per cent. Markets good, most sales being made 

 through commission houses and by teaming products to Boston. The 

 early bloom of strawberries was injured by frosts. 



Arlington (Harold L. Frost). — Pears, apples and small fmiits 

 do well in this vicinity. There is plenty of land available for fruit 

 culture, but few new orchards are being planted. One hundred per 

 cent cherry, plum and pear buds wintered. The bloom of apples was 

 100. The greatest damage is being done by San Jose scale, the 

 gypsy, brown-tail and codling moths, for which spraying is prac- 

 ticed. Prospects for the small-fruit crop are 80 to 90 per cent. 

 Markets are good, and most marketing is done through commission 

 houses. Strawberries, plums, quinces and currants were damaged by 

 frosts. 



Framingham (Edward F. Belches). — Apples, peaches, currants 

 and strawberries do best in this locality. There are plenty of de- 

 sirable sites for fruit culture, but the land is closely held, and new 

 orchards are not being extensively planted ; such as have been planted 

 are largely apple orchards, with a few pears. Less than 50 per cent 

 of peach buds wintered, and apples showed a bloom of 70. The 

 codling and brown-tail moths and the tent caterpillar are the most 

 troublesome insects, and sprajdng is practiced for these and the San 

 Jose scale. The small-fruit crop prospect is as follows: currants, 

 100; strawberries, 25 to 75. The local market is narrow and easily 

 glutted. Most of the products are sold to the local stores, the re- 

 mainder being sent to Boston. Frosts have injured peaches, apples 

 and strawberries. 



Eolliston (Charles F. Watts). — But little fniit is grown here, 

 apples being the principal crop. There is plenty of available land 

 for fruit culture, but very few new orchards are being planted. All 

 fniit buds wintered well, and the bloom of apples was 60 per cent; 

 pears, 100. Insects of all kinds are numerous, San Jose scale, brown- 

 tail and gypsy moths and aphis doing the most damage. Only in a 

 few instances is any spraying done. Prospects for the small-fruit 

 crop ai-e 70 per cent. Markets are fair, and most of the marketing 

 is done through the local stores. To my knowledge there has been 

 no serious damage by frosts. 



Essex County. 

 Haverhill (E. A. Emerson). — Most of the small fruits, as well 

 as apples, pears, peaches and plums, do well in this vicinity. There 

 is plenty of land available for the culture of finait, and each year 



